Abstract: The San José State University Faculty Publications Collection, 1907-1987 consists of various academic publications including
scholarly journals written by faculty members over an eighty-year span. The collection consists of academic reviews and articles,
newspaper clippings, and book listings with an emphasis on faculty publications. In addition, the collection includes faculty
biographies, photographs, and program brochures. This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Faculty Publications
and Academic Journals, 1964-86; Series II. Faculty Biographical Files, 1907-87.

Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections &
Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Director of Special Collections. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital
reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred Citation

San José State University Faculty Publications Collection, 2010-05-02, San José State University Library Special Collections
& Archives.

In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established Minns' Evening Normal School for current and prospective teachers
in the city. Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the institution was formally established as the first California
State Normal School by the State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the Legislature voted to move the Normal School to San
José, and the school relocated to its new home on Washington Square prior to the fall term of 1872. After a fire destroyed
the Normal School building in 1880, the Legislature authorized $200,000 to construct a new building on the same site. Completed
in 1881, the building was commonly referred to as the Second State Normal School. After several names and curriculum changes,
Minns' Normal School is now San Jose State University, offering more than 134 bachelors and master's degrees with 110 concentrations,
and is recognized as one of the top public universities granting such degrees in the West.

Bibliography

Gilbert, Benjamin F., and Burdick, Charles.
Washington Square, 1857-1979:
The History of San José State University. San José, California: San José State University, 1980.

San José State University. About SJSU. http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/

Walsh, James P.
San José State University: An Interpretive History, 1950-2000. San José,California: San José State University, 2003.

Related Material

San José State University Directories, Guides and Handbooks Collections, MSS-2010-05-04, San José State University Special
Collections and Archives.

San José State University Student Publications Collection, MSS-2009-08-02, San José State University Special Collections and
Archives.

Scope and Content

The San José State University Faculty Publications Collection, 1907-1987 consists of various academic publications including
scholarly journals written by faculty members over an eighty year span. The collection consists of academic reviews and articles,
newspaper clippings, and book listings with an emphasis on faculty publications. In addition, the collection includes faculty
biographies, photographs, and program brochures.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Faculty Publications and Academic Journals, 1964-86; Series II. Faculty
Biographical Files, 1907-87 (bulk: 1940s-1980s).

Subject Headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.